Top 5 Favorite Poulenc Works

[Spineur]

Le dialogue des Carmélites
Stabat Mater
Gloria
Cinq poèmes de Paul Eluard FP 77 et Miroirs brûlants FP 98
Concerto pour 2 pianos

[SymphonicAddict]

Organ concerto (my favorite)
Flute sonata
Concerto for two pianos
Trois mouvements perpétuels (short but hugely appealing)
Mass in G major

[Monsieur Croche]

Almost all of my picks (only five? ) Have been covered several times over.

But, I do love and would like to see a bit more love for his completely remarkable Le Bal Masqué

From his solo piano oeuvre, Honorable mentions, at least ~
Nocturnes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfQoNDuutTs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJBC3M8B39I

Promenades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfX37D6uIXE

and perhaps his largest scale-duration 'formal' piece, the Sonata for Two Pianos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGWYdDzxIos

[Autumn Leaves]

and perhaps his largest scale-duration 'formal' piece, the Sonata for Two Pianos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGWYdDzxIos[/size]

This work greatly impressed me too and is one of the best things I have heard by Poulenc so far.
As concerns the thread - I must admit to not being familiar enough with Poulenc's work to formulate a meaningful list.
I'll try to post a list at some stage in the future when I get a bit more experience (assuming the thread is not buried by then).

[aesthetic]

- Concerto pour deux pianos
- Concert champêtre
- Piano concerto
- Sinfonietta (particularly for the andante cantabile)

The 5th spot would probably be reserved for one of the chamber sonatas, all of which require revisiting.

[Turner]

Mainly the concertante works, except the Organ Concerto -

- Concert Champetre
- Aubade
- Piano Concerto
- Concerto for 2 Pianos

As for a 5th work I´m somewhat hesitant, probably Les Biches and Sinfonietta are among the best bets, but there are of course fine vocal works, chamber music and piano pieces too.

Btw, I like the way he often insists on extra-musical associations, pastiches and literary texts, or picture-creating titles, for the listener - besides the mere notes. I don´t think this feature and the created atmospheres can be separated from his work, or popularity.